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In another of my articles, I talked about how common sense and awareness are two of the most important tools you have in your personal safety and security toolkit. While that article concentrated on staying safe in shopping mall parking lots, here are also some practical tips that you should be practicing when traveling around by car. Remember, the first step to personal safety is prevention and here are more tips to help you stay safe:

Safety Tip 1) When you are entering your neighborhood or area where you are staying, especially at night, be aware of whether someone is behind you. Are you being followed? This may sound like paranoia, but I know from FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE how important this piece of advice is and why I feel so strongly about awareness and safety. I was a victim of a robbery in MY OWN FRONT YARD because I DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO WHO WAS BEHIND ME!!! If you see a car behind you that you are not familiar with, DO NOT STOP at your house or destination. Drive past to see whether you are really being followed. If you suspect you are, drive back out to a populated area and see whether they keep following you. Look for a fire station, a police station or somewhere else that is populated. Still being followed? Call 911 and let them know what is happening and where you are.

Safety Tip 2) Are you involved in a fender bender in a questionable or unpopulated area, particularly a minor collision where you are not at fault? Stay in your car and call 911. If it is a real accident with innocent people, they won't mind waiting. If they look dangerous, pull away from them (but stay in the area in case it was legitimate) and call 911.

Safety Tip 3) Leaving items in your car in plain site is just an invitation to thieves. Especially if you own a convertible! Not only do you lose the item, you lose your roof too. Take valuables with you or put them in your trunk out of site.

Safety Tip 4) Do you live in a cold climate? Don't leave your car warming up in the driveway with the doors unlocked and you inside the house. Sounds cozy, but how easy are you trying to make it for car thieves?

Safety Tip 5) Another hint for cold climates - carry an emergency blanket, a pair of snow boots and a couple of cans of SlimFast or food supplement in the trunk. Usually the best advice is to stay put if you are stranded on the side of the road in the snow. But you may want to have the snow boots if you absolutely have to get out and walk or if you just need to use the outdoor facilities...

Safety Tip 6) NEVER, EVER, leave your child in the car unattended while you run into the store. Not even to a convenience store or the dry cleaner. Seems like too much work to get them out of the car seat? Too bad. Do it now or you may regret it later. Or do your quick errands with them safely at home or with a baby sitter.

Safety Tip 7) NEVER, EVER, leave a child in the car with the windows closed in the heat. It seems a repeat of above and it kind of is, but if you accidentally get locked out and your child is still in the car with the windows closed and unable to unlock the doors, IMMEDIATELY call 911. Car interiors can get extremely hot and it doesn't take long for your child's body heat to rise above safe levels. It breaks my heart everytime I hear of a child dying due to being left in an enclosed car in the heat.

Safety Tip 8) This is a corollary to Safety Tip 7 - don't leave your beloved pet in the car with the windows closed in the heat. Depending on how hot it is, you may not want to even leave them in the car with the window slightly open. The opening may not be big enough to allow enough of the heat to escape.

By staying aware and prepared, you are well on your way to being in charge of your own and your family's personal security and safety.

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